diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 7358eb8b771..d96701041d2 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -12009,9 +12009,9 @@ namespace ts {
             }
 
             const localOrExportSymbol = getExportSymbolOfValueSymbolIfExported(symbol);
+            let declaration = localOrExportSymbol.valueDeclaration;
 
             if (localOrExportSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Class) {
-                const declaration = localOrExportSymbol.valueDeclaration;
                 // Due to the emit for class decorators, any reference to the class from inside of the class body
                 // must instead be rewritten to point to a temporary variable to avoid issues with the double-bind
                 // behavior of class names in ES6.
@@ -12053,7 +12053,6 @@ namespace ts {
             checkNestedBlockScopedBinding(node, symbol);
 
             const type = getDeclaredOrApparentType(localOrExportSymbol, node);
-            const declaration = localOrExportSymbol.valueDeclaration;
             const assignmentKind = getAssignmentTargetKind(node);
 
             if (assignmentKind) {
@@ -12067,11 +12066,26 @@ namespace ts {
                 }
             }
 
+            const isAlias = localOrExportSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Alias;
+
             // We only narrow variables and parameters occurring in a non-assignment position. For all other
             // entities we simply return the declared type.
-            if (!(localOrExportSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Variable) || assignmentKind === AssignmentKind.Definite || !declaration) {
+            if (localOrExportSymbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Variable) {
+                if (assignmentKind === AssignmentKind.Definite) {
+                    return type;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (isAlias) {
+                declaration = find<Declaration>(symbol.declarations, isSomeImportDeclaration);
+            }
+            else {
                 return type;
             }
+
+            if (!declaration) {
+                return type;
+            }
+
             // The declaration container is the innermost function that encloses the declaration of the variable
             // or parameter. The flow container is the innermost function starting with which we analyze the control
             // flow graph to determine the control flow based type.
@@ -12090,7 +12104,7 @@ namespace ts {
             // We only look for uninitialized variables in strict null checking mode, and only when we can analyze
             // the entire control flow graph from the variable's declaration (i.e. when the flow container and
             // declaration container are the same).
-            const assumeInitialized = isParameter || isOuterVariable ||
+            const assumeInitialized = isParameter || isAlias || isOuterVariable ||
                 type !== autoType && type !== autoArrayType && (!strictNullChecks || (type.flags & TypeFlags.Any) !== 0 || isInTypeQuery(node) || node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ExportSpecifier) ||
                 node.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.NonNullExpression ||
                 isInAmbientContext(declaration);
@@ -24776,4 +24790,19 @@ namespace ts {
                 return isDeclarationName(name);
         }
     }
+
+    function isSomeImportDeclaration(decl: Node): boolean {
+        switch (decl.kind) {
+            case SyntaxKind.ImportClause: // For default import
+            case SyntaxKind.ImportEqualsDeclaration:
+            case SyntaxKind.NamespaceImport:
+            case SyntaxKind.ImportSpecifier: // For rename import `x as y`
+                return true;
+            case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
+                // For regular import, `decl` is an Identifier under the ImportSpecifier.
+                return decl.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.ImportSpecifier;
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports.js b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5dba68e84e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/narrowedImports.ts] ////
+
+//// [a.d.ts]
+declare const a0: number | undefined;
+export default a0;
+export const a1: number | undefined;
+
+//// [b.d.ts]
+declare const b: number | undefined;
+declare namespace b {}
+export = b;
+
+//// [x.ts]
+import a0, { a1, a1 as a2 } from "./a";
+import * as b0 from "./b";
+import b1 = require("./b");
+
+let x: number;
+
+if (a0) x = a0;
+if (a1) x = a1;
+if (a2) x = a2;
+if (b0) x = b0;
+if (b1) x = b1;
+
+
+//// [x.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+var a_1 = require("./a");
+var b0 = require("./b");
+var b1 = require("./b");
+var x;
+if (a_1["default"])
+    x = a_1["default"];
+if (a_1.a1)
+    x = a_1.a1;
+if (a_1.a1)
+    x = a_1.a1;
+if (b0)
+    x = b0;
+if (b1)
+    x = b1;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86dc798c837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+=== /x.ts ===
+import a0, { a1, a1 as a2 } from "./a";
+>a0 : Symbol(a0, Decl(x.ts, 0, 6))
+>a1 : Symbol(a1, Decl(x.ts, 0, 12))
+>a1 : Symbol(a2, Decl(x.ts, 0, 16))
+>a2 : Symbol(a2, Decl(x.ts, 0, 16))
+
+import * as b0 from "./b";
+>b0 : Symbol(b0, Decl(x.ts, 1, 6))
+
+import b1 = require("./b");
+>b1 : Symbol(b1, Decl(x.ts, 1, 26))
+
+let x: number;
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(x.ts, 4, 3))
+
+if (a0) x = a0;
+>a0 : Symbol(a0, Decl(x.ts, 0, 6))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(x.ts, 4, 3))
+>a0 : Symbol(a0, Decl(x.ts, 0, 6))
+
+if (a1) x = a1;
+>a1 : Symbol(a1, Decl(x.ts, 0, 12))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(x.ts, 4, 3))
+>a1 : Symbol(a1, Decl(x.ts, 0, 12))
+
+if (a2) x = a2;
+>a2 : Symbol(a2, Decl(x.ts, 0, 16))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(x.ts, 4, 3))
+>a2 : Symbol(a2, Decl(x.ts, 0, 16))
+
+if (b0) x = b0;
+>b0 : Symbol(b0, Decl(x.ts, 1, 6))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(x.ts, 4, 3))
+>b0 : Symbol(b0, Decl(x.ts, 1, 6))
+
+if (b1) x = b1;
+>b1 : Symbol(b1, Decl(x.ts, 1, 26))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(x.ts, 4, 3))
+>b1 : Symbol(b1, Decl(x.ts, 1, 26))
+
+=== /a.d.ts ===
+declare const a0: number | undefined;
+>a0 : Symbol(a0, Decl(a.d.ts, 0, 13))
+
+export default a0;
+>a0 : Symbol(a0, Decl(a.d.ts, 0, 13))
+
+export const a1: number | undefined;
+>a1 : Symbol(a1, Decl(a.d.ts, 2, 12))
+
+=== /b.d.ts ===
+declare const b: number | undefined;
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(b.d.ts, 0, 13), Decl(b.d.ts, 0, 36))
+
+declare namespace b {}
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(b.d.ts, 0, 13), Decl(b.d.ts, 0, 36))
+
+export = b;
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(b.d.ts, 0, 13), Decl(b.d.ts, 0, 36))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports.types b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..153e653046d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports.types
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+=== /x.ts ===
+import a0, { a1, a1 as a2 } from "./a";
+>a0 : number | undefined
+>a1 : number | undefined
+>a1 : number | undefined
+>a2 : number | undefined
+
+import * as b0 from "./b";
+>b0 : number | undefined
+
+import b1 = require("./b");
+>b1 : number | undefined
+
+let x: number;
+>x : number
+
+if (a0) x = a0;
+>a0 : number | undefined
+>x = a0 : number
+>x : number
+>a0 : number
+
+if (a1) x = a1;
+>a1 : number | undefined
+>x = a1 : number
+>x : number
+>a1 : number
+
+if (a2) x = a2;
+>a2 : number | undefined
+>x = a2 : number
+>x : number
+>a2 : number
+
+if (b0) x = b0;
+>b0 : number | undefined
+>x = b0 : number
+>x : number
+>b0 : number
+
+if (b1) x = b1;
+>b1 : number | undefined
+>x = b1 : number
+>x : number
+>b1 : number
+
+=== /a.d.ts ===
+declare const a0: number | undefined;
+>a0 : number | undefined
+
+export default a0;
+>a0 : number | undefined
+
+export const a1: number | undefined;
+>a1 : number | undefined
+
+=== /b.d.ts ===
+declare const b: number | undefined;
+>b : number | undefined
+
+declare namespace b {}
+>b : number | undefined
+
+export = b;
+>b : number | undefined
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.js b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a45b05382a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.ts] ////
+
+//// [a.d.ts]
+declare namespace a {
+    export const x: number;
+}
+export = a;
+
+//// [b.ts]
+import a = require("./a");
+a.x;
+
+
+//// [b.js]
+"use strict";
+exports.__esModule = true;
+var a = require("./a");
+a.x;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7f67d7dd33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+=== /b.ts ===
+import a = require("./a");
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(b.ts, 0, 0))
+
+a.x;
+>a.x : Symbol(a.x, Decl(a.d.ts, 1, 16))
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(b.ts, 0, 0))
+>x : Symbol(a.x, Decl(a.d.ts, 1, 16))
+
+=== /a.d.ts ===
+declare namespace a {
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(a.d.ts, 0, 0))
+
+    export const x: number;
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(a.d.ts, 1, 16))
+}
+export = a;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(a.d.ts, 0, 0))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.types b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f6b6fe8bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.types
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+=== /b.ts ===
+import a = require("./a");
+>a : typeof a
+
+a.x;
+>a.x : number
+>a : typeof a
+>x : number
+
+=== /a.d.ts ===
+declare namespace a {
+>a : typeof a
+
+    export const x: number;
+>x : number
+}
+export = a;
+>a : typeof a
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/narrowedImports.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/narrowedImports.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7049abfb4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/narrowedImports.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// @strictNullChecks: true
+
+// @Filename: /a.d.ts
+declare const a0: number | undefined;
+export default a0;
+export const a1: number | undefined;
+
+// @Filename: /b.d.ts
+declare const b: number | undefined;
+declare namespace b {}
+export = b;
+
+// @Filename: /x.ts
+import a0, { a1, a1 as a2 } from "./a";
+import * as b0 from "./b";
+import b1 = require("./b");
+
+let x: number;
+
+if (a0) x = a0;
+if (a1) x = a1;
+if (a2) x = a2;
+if (b0) x = b0;
+if (b1) x = b1;
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec651ba9ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/narrowedImports_assumeInitialized.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// @strictNullChecks: true
+
+// @Filename: /a.d.ts
+declare namespace a {
+    export const x: number;
+}
+export = a;
+
+// @Filename: /b.ts
+import a = require("./a");
+a.x;